Garden Grove

Population: 170,603
Median household income: $90,166
Median home value: $765,500

Garden Grove is a community in Orange County, California, home to 170,603 residents. The median household income of $90,166 is below the Orange County median ($113,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Garden Grove's population declined 1.5% from 173,258 to 170,603, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $554,400 to $765,500.

The median gross rent is $1,971. 24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 170,603
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $90,166
Median home value: $765,500
Median gross rent: $1,971
Housing units: 50,401
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

173,258170,603

Median household income

$69,278$90,166

Median home value

$554,400$765,500

Median gross rent

$1,590$1,971

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	173,258	$69,278	$554,400	$1,590
2020	172,800	$73,611	$580,300	$1,631
2021	172,708	$78,046	$601,000	$1,727
2022	171,637	$86,139	$702,600	$1,887
2023	170,603	$90,166	$765,500	$1,971

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,177	4.8%
5 to 17	27,937	16.4%
18 to 24	15,439	9.0%
25 to 34	24,378	14.3%
35 to 44	20,002	11.7%
45 to 54	25,521	15.0%
55 to 64	24,008	14.1%
65 to 74	14,532	8.5%
75 and over	10,609	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,578	16.8%
Black or African American	1,904	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	200	0.1%
Asian	70,440	41.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	504	0.3%
Some other race	804	0.5%
Two or more races	4,002	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64,171	37.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29,342	24.6%
High school graduate	28,351	23.8%
Some college or associate's	31,718	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	22,463	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,176	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60,376	73.9%
Carpooled	9,708	11.9%
Public transit	1,044	1.3%
Walked	833	1.0%
Bicycle	218	0.3%
Worked from home	8,247	10.1%
Other means	1,222	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,256	15.3%
15 to 29 min	27,212	37.1%
30 to 44 min	22,203	30.2%
45 to 59 min	6,511	8.9%
60+ min	6,219	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.45
Poverty rate: 12.2% (20,649 of 169,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	37,959	78.0%
Nonfamily households	10,691	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,650	96.5%
Vacant	1,751	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,056	53.6%
Renter-occupied	22,594	46.4%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,766	55.1%
1-unit, attached	4,497	8.9%
2 to 4 units	4,009	8.0%
5 to 19 units	5,792	11.5%
20 or more units	6,445	12.8%
Mobile home & other	1,892	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0629000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.7788, -117.9605